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ranid

American  
[ran-id, rey-nid] / ˈræn ɪd, ˈreɪ nɪd /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the frog family Ranidae, characterized by smooth, moist skin and semiaquatic habits.

noun

  1. frog.

Etymology

Origin of ranid

1885–90; < New Latin Ranidae, equivalent to Ran ( a ) a genus ( Latin rāna frog) + -idae -id 2

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Remarks.—Rana nigromaculata is the most abundant ranid in central Korea and, in a general way, the ecological equivalent of Rana pipiens in temperate North America.

From Project Gutenberg

The newly metamorphosed young often are forced to remain at a pond's edge for many days, or even for weeks, by drought and they must be subject to especially heavy predation by ranid frogs.

From Project Gutenberg

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